Then they called on the LORD and said, "We earnestly pray, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man's life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You,O LORD, have done as You have pleased ."

He prayed to the LORD and said, "Please LORD, was not this whatI said whileI was still in my own country? Therefore in order to forestall thisI fled to Tarshish, forI knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity.

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